About block 947,553
Bitcoin block 947,553 was mined by Foundry USA on May 2, 2026 at 8:53 AM UTC, 22 min 36 s after block 947,552. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,014 transactions in 1.46 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0318 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1568 BTC for this block.
Block 947,553 is number 34 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,982 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,447 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Foundry USA found 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,461 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.